Donald Trump : The Art of Donald Trump : The Art of the Deal

Book Presentation

Ashish Mody

Vishal N Mehta

Donald Trump

• Donald John Trump (born June 14,

1946) is an American business magnate,

socialite, author and television

personality.

• He is the Chairman and CEO of the

Trump Organization, a US-based real-

estate developer.

• Donald Trump is the son of Fred Christ • Donald Trump is the son of Fred Christ

Trump and Mary A. MacLeod

• After graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor

of Science in economics and

concentration in finance, he joined his

father's real estate company.

• Trump currently owns several million

square feet of prime Manhattan real

estate and remains a major figure in the

field of real estate in the United States

and a celebrity for his prominent media

exposures.

Character Sketch

• He was a quick decision maker who was street smart in his decisions, interactions

and operations.

• He was business minded, assertive as well as aggressive.

• He didn’t like parties and the small talks but still he attended them as it was a good

way to do business

• Even when the times were bad he argued and fought as he was a very optimistic • Even when the times were bad he argued and fought as he was a very optimistic

guy. He felt that if the product is good it will sell irrespective of the market

condition.

• He gathered the best qualities of his parents: He got is glamour from his mom and

His business sense from his father.

• He left his father’s business because of:

a. Different Business practices (they were different types of individuals &

entrepreneurs)

b. Profit margins were too low

c. It was physically rough and financially tough

Book

A Week in the Life Growing Up

Key Elements of the Deal Best Dealings in Life

11 Key Elements

1. THINK BIG

2. PROTECT THE DOWNSIDE AND THE UPSIDE WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF

3. MAXIMISE YOUR OPTIONS

4. KNOW YOUR MARKET

5. USE YOUR LEVERAGE5. USE YOUR LEVERAGE

6. ENHANCE YOUR LOCATION

7. GET THE WORD OUT

8. FIGHT BACK

9. DELIVER THE GOODS

10. CONTAIN THE COSTS

11. HAVE FUN

Secrets of the Deal Maker

Approach of Donald Trump Approach of Donald Trump in making a Deal

Key Take Away

• Learn from your past and plan for your future.

• If you are right you got to take a stand or else people will run all over you

• Trump didn’t do much of the donkey work. He had delegated most of it to

people but was in touch with them constantly with all. He always was

updated about what was done.

• Ensured to managed and remove some time for family.

• Respect talented people and stick with them.

• Move quickly and decisively when the time is right.

• If you are going to be thinking anyways, you might as well thing big.

• Size people quickly

• It’s not how many hours you work; it’s about how much work you get

done while you are working.

• Next to loyalty, toughness is the most important thing in the world.

• Always under promise and over deliver

Our Learning

One can drive home the following learning after reading this book:

• Decision Making

• Planning

• Evaluation

• Delegation

• Motivation

• Independence

• Execution

Linkage to Stock Markets

• Thinking big is the first step to success.

• In life, the most important thing is to love what you’re doing. That’s the

only way you can be really good at it.

• It’s about the motivation of wanting to go to office on Monday mornings

over the motivation of going home on Friday evening that determines the

satisfaction you derive out of work.

• Even though personally you might not like parties and the small talks

associated with them but still attending them are a great way to survive associated with them but still attending them are a great way to survive

and succeed in the business. Have a strong network.

• Do anything within the legal bonds to succeed/win.

• Though Calvin Klein is talented the fact that he is a good salesman and

businessman makes him successful. Learn to sell yourself and your

products.

• Change with changing times.

• Make full use of your resources.

• Be the best in what you are and what you know and you will always stay

the best in what you do.

• There may be people who are much more talented than ‘X’ famous

personality, but they might be contented with sitting and watching their

stars perform on Television.

• Next to loyalty, toughness is the most important thing in business.

• Always go into a deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst—if

you can live with the worst—the good will always take care of itself.

• Know what the customer wants, and simply deliver it. Be imaginative and • Know what the customer wants, and simply deliver it. Be imaginative and

leverage. Don’t make deals without it.

• Have patience, and then be ready to swoop.

• The worst of the times often create the best of the opportunities to make

good deals.

• In life, there are two things one should be very good at: overcoming

obstacles and motivating good people to do their best work.

• Deal should be made with a proper person who can take decisions.

• Never back out of a deal once a word is given.

• Personal marketing is better than PR..

RATING

• As a budding entrepreneurship student, one can say that the book

can be rated on the following criteria and can be given the rating as

shown below as a part of this review:

Content (8)

Applicability (7)

Tone ` (9)

Style (8)

Overall (8)

Conclusion

– Listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper.

– You are generally better of sticking with something what you know.

– Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.

– Under Promise over Deliver

– Buying at low price and selling it at a higher price.Buying at low price and selling it at a higher price.

– Appoint right people with right talent for the job

– A person should be on the right place at right time and should not

miss any opportunity which comes on the way.

– More than earning money, winning is more important and having fun

with it.

– There are no guarantees about the sure shot success recipes.

– Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure

– The worst mistakes are made in the best of the times. –

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Trump Authored Books

• Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987)

• Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990)

• Trump: The Art of Survival (1991)

• Trump: The Art of the Comeback (1997)

• Trump: How to Get Rich (2004)

• The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received (2004)• The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received (2004)

• Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real

Estate, and Life (2004)

• Trump: The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received (2005)

• Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message (2006)

• Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life (2007)

• The America We Deserve (2000)

• Trump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their

Strategies (2007)

• Trump 101: The Way to Success (2007)

• Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into Success (2008)